Sky Tonight—January 31, Star-hop from Great Square of Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
On a dark night, the Andromeda galaxy looks like a faint, blurry patch of light.
Sky Tonight—January 30, Jupiter and Great Square of Pegasus in west after sunset
upiter reigns supreme in the evening sky by default.
Sky Tonight—January 29, Moon and Venus still close before sunrise
Of course, when we say that the moon and Venus shine close together, we really mean they occupy nearly the same spot on the sky’s dome.
Sky Tonight—January 28, Moon and Venus in dawn and predawn sky tomorrow
Given clear skies, you cannot miss seeing the waning crescent moon with the blazing planet Venus before sunrise tomorrow (Saturday, January 29)
Sky Tonight— January 8, Elusive Mercury farthest from sun before dawn on January 9
people around the world with a level horizon and a clear sky can view Mercury climbing over the eastern horizon just as darkness gives way to dawn.
Sky Tonight—January 7, Venus farthest west of sun in Earth’s sky tomorrow
The most brilliant of all the planets, Venus, reaches its farthest point west of the sun in Earth’s sky on January 8
Sky Tonight—January 1, Moon and Mercury below Venus before dawn tomorrow
tomorrow (Sunday, January 2), you might catch the waning crescent moon and elusive planet Mercury below brilliant Venus.
Sky Tonight—December 30, Moon and Venus will shine before dawn tomorrow
The final morning of 2010 – tomorrow morning, December 31 – will feature the moon with the planet Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise.
Sky Tonight—December 29, Moon and Venus before dawn tomorrow
If you look in the eastern predawn sky in the coming mornings, you will find the moon and planet Venus close together
Sky Tonight—December 27, Moon, bright star, two planets before dawn
Before dawn tomorrow (Tuesday, December 28), look in the east for the planet Saturn and star Spica near the last quarter moon.